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CPA firm seeking payment from law firm for tax prep

Posted on May 12, 2010
A Charleston accounting firm is suing a Charleston law firm for helping them avoid a visit from the tax man.Grigoraci, Paterno and Associates filed suit on April 30 against the Law Offices of John R. Mitchell Jr. In their complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, GPA alleges Mitchell owes them nearly $20,000 for helping prepare the firm's federal, state and local taxes from 2005 to 2007...

Blagojevich denied trial delay by appeals court

Posted on May 12, 2010
A federal appeals court has turned down former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's latest request to delay his corruption trial.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday it has no jurisdiction to delay the trial set to get under way June 3.Defense attorneys want the trial put on hold until the U...

Fla. man who caused flight diversion due in court

Posted on May 12, 2010
A Florida man accused of causing a trans-Atlantic flight to be diverted to Maine is due in federal court for a detention hearing.Prosecutors say Derek Stansberry got the attention of the flight crew and passed them a note that said he had a fake passport...

Ohio faced execution drug shortage

Posted on May 12, 2010
A worldwide shortage of an anesthetic used in lethal injections almost kept Ohio from proceeding with an execution scheduled this week.An attorney for the state warned a federal judge last week and again Monday the prisons department might not be able to find enough thiopental sodium for Thursday's execution...

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N.J. court reverses open public records ruling

Posted on May 11, 2010
A New Jersey court has found that records of settlements reached by insurance companies on behalf of government entities should be open to the public.In 2008, lawyer Mark Cimino asked used the state's Open Public Records Act to request copies of legal settlements involving Gloucester County government...

Ex-manager of band The Fray wins round in court

Posted on May 11, 2010
A federal judge agreed Monday that a lawyer for Denver-based band The Fray might face liability in the band's ongoing court battle with a former manager.The band alleges its former manager, Gregg Latterman, failed to disclose that his company obtained ownership to a portion of the band's music when a publishing agreement was signed in 2005...

Judge refuses to unseal testimony in Polanski case

Posted on May 11, 2010
Secret testimony given by the original prosecutor in Roman Polanski's 33-year-old sex case will remain sealed, a judge ruled Monday.Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza, turning down a request from Polanski's lawyers to unseal transcripts, said there was only one circumstance in which the material would become public...

ICC prosecutor visits violent Kenyan slum

Posted on May 11, 2010
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court met Monday with members of a self-help group in a Nairobi slum that saw some of the most brutal acts committed during Kenya's 2007-2008 postelection violence.Luis Moreno Ocampo said he visited Kenya's crime-prone Mathare slums to understand the views of some of the victims of election violence, which killed more than 1,000 people...

Movie Gallery plans to close all stores, liquidate

Posted on May 11, 2010
Movie Gallery Inc., the owner of struggling movie rental chain Hollywood Video, is planning to close its remaining stores and liquidate as consumers are increasingly get movies through the mail, vending machines and high-speed Internet connections.The No...

Food Safety Law Firm Investigates Outbreak of E. coli

Posted on May 10, 2010
Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault in Alexandria, Louisiana, says the latest cases of food poisoning undermine public confidence in our nation's food supply. Alexandria, La. (PRWEB) May 10, 2010 -- As another outbreak of E. coli spreads across the nation, prompting a multistate recall of lettuce products, a nationally known law firm involved in food safety litigation has called for stricter enforcement of food processing rules and regulations...

PM deaths call man admits charges

Posted on May 10, 2010
A man who posed as the leader of a British offshoot of al Qaida and called for the deaths of Gordon Brown and Tony Blair has pleaded guilty to a string of terrorist offences.Ishaq Kanmi, 23, of Blackburn, posted a message on a Jihadi website which declared the Prime Minister and his predecessor would be sought by "martyrdom seekers" if his demands were not met...

Murderer freed after 'victim' found alive in China

Posted on May 10, 2010
A man imprisoned nearly 10 years for murder was freed after his alleged victim turned up alive, a case that raises concerns about police using torture to extract confessions.The Higher People's Court in the central province of Henan pronounced Zhao Zuohai, 57, innocent, after the man he was accused of killing, Zhao Zhenshang, returned to their village April 30, the China Daily newspaper reported Monday...

U.S. Supreme Court confirmation in about 100 days

Posted on May 10, 2010
It takes an average of about 100 days from the time a U.S. Supreme Court justice announces his or her retirement until the Senate confirms a replacement, according to Senate Judiciary Committee.President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan as successor to the retiring Justice John Paul Stevens...

Las Vegas Tax Law Firm

Posted on May 10, 2010
Bryan A. Lowe & Associates - Las Vegas Tax Law Founded in 1982, Bryan A Lowe & Associates is a law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm provides a wide range of services, primarily in the areas of estate planning, probate, bankruptcy, general business (corporate, partnership, and proprietorship), taxation, real estate, asset protection, and elder care...

Attorney accused of setting fire at Martinsburg law firm

Posted on May 07, 2010
An attorney is charged with setting a fire at the Martinsburg law firm where she worked in September 2007 and then attempting to set another fire there in April 2008, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records. Ashley R. Shreve, 28, of 2316 Longboat Court in Richmond, Va...

Wash. Supreme Court rules Internet filters OK

Posted on May 07, 2010
The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that public libraries can use Internet filters to block content.In a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the court says public libraries have discretion about which Internet content to allow, just as they decide which magazines and books to offer...

Fees for Madoff trustee's law firm top $50 million

Posted on May 07, 2010
A law firm employing the trustee winding down Bernard Madoff's investment firm has won court approval to be paid $20.3 million of additional fees, pushing its total to $50.9 million for 13-1/2 months of work.In an order made public on Thursday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in Manhattan authorized the additional payment to Baker & Hostetler LLP, plus reimbursement of $390,200 of expenses, covering the Oct...

DA opposes Polanski's request for sealed testimony

Posted on May 07, 2010
Prosecutors are asking a Los Angeles judge to reject a request by Roman Polanski's attorneys to unseal transcripts of closed-door testimony in the case.Polanski's attorneys want a judge to unseal testimony earlier this year by the original prosecutor handling the case, Roger Gunson...

Court blocks release of jailed militia members

Posted on May 07, 2010
A federal appeals court on Thursday intervened to block the release of nine members of a Michigan militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government, dealing a setback to the defendants as they gathered in a courtroom hoping to rejoin their families...

Appeals court hears arguments in Carona case

Posted on May 06, 2010
Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has asked an appeals court to reverse his 2009 conviction for witness tampering. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in Pasadena. The former sheriff was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for trying to persuade ex-assistant sheriff Don Haidl to lie during a grand jury probe...

Local Law Firm Joins BP Class Action

Posted on May 06, 2010
Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler PLLC is joining firms who have filed class-action lawsuits relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.A Charleston law firm has joined a consortium of 10 law firms filing lawsuits against British Petroleum relating to a recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...

Black lawyer rejected for Pa. bar in 1847 admitted

Posted on May 06, 2010
As a scholar, poet and abolitionist, George B. Vashon broke barriers in the 1800s: he was the first black to graduate from Oberlin College, the first black lawyer in New York state and the first black professor at Howard University.But in his home state of Pennsylvania, where Vashon grew up and studied law, he was twice rejected from practicing law because he was black...

Conn. court dismisses case on $127M stock profits

Posted on May 06, 2010
Connecticut's Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against the state by workers who said they were entitled to $127 million in stock proceeds used by the state to fill a budget gap.The 6-1 decision issued Wednesday centers on 2.2 million shares that Anthem Insurance Co...

Jailed Michigan militia members could be released

Posted on May 06, 2010
Prosecutors say they will ask a federal appeals court to quickly intervene and stop the release of nine jailed Michigan militia members accused of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government.U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade says the conditions set by a judge will not ensure the public's safety...

High Court short-listers' Job No. 1: Don't mess up

Posted on May 05, 2010
Lie low; go about your business. Don't campaign; keep your name out there. Don't seem too eager; find ways to shine.There's no etiquette handbook for the elite few on Barack Obama's short list for the Supreme Court. Nor is there any shortage of advice...

Former Qwest CEO Nacchio due in court Tuesday

Posted on May 05, 2010
Former Qwest Communications International Inc. CEO Joe Nacchio is set to appear in federal court in Denver to say whether he wants to waive his right to attend his re-sentencing hearings.U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger wants to see Nacchio in person Tuesday before allowing him to skip hearings in June where she will recalculate his sentence for insider trading convictions...

Law firm Cole Schotz comes to Texas

Posted on May 05, 2010
New Jersey law firm Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard has hired a trio of Fort Worth bankruptcy attorneys.Michael Warner, Emily Chou and Rachel Obaldo have joined the firm. The three were formerly with the firm WarnerStevens LLP, which is dissolving...

Perry: Don't speculate about oil spill

Posted on May 05, 2010
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday it's not wise to speculate about what caused an explosion and massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and he defended his use of the term "act of God" to describe the disaster.Perry said Tuesday the phrase ? which he used in a speech in Washington, D...

French court refuses extradition of Iranian to US

Posted on May 05, 2010
A French court on Wednesday turned down a U.S. request for the extradition of an Iranian engineer who is accused of violating an export embargo by purchasing U.S. technology for military firms involved in Iran's nuclear program.The United States says Majid Kakavand, 37, bought sensitive American electronics over the Internet and disguised that their final destination was Iran by routing them through Malaysia, where he had set up a front company...

Hogan Lovells merger makes firm one of largest in U.S.

Posted on May 04, 2010
Over the years, Hogan & Hartson has made no secret about its intention to expand. In 1990, the Washington law firm opened its first international outpost, in London. After Chairman Warren Gorrell took the helm in 2001, firm revenue doubled as he supervised the acquisition of offices in Munich, Beijing and Abu Dhabi...

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